"Translated from the German edition, c1977, Hallwag AG Bern"--Title page verso
Includes index
Origins and prehistory -- Early experiments, new discoveries, development and progress -- Hunter-musicians -- The new horn -- Virtuosos : Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Ignaz Leutgeb, Johann Wenzel Stich, called Giovanni Punto -- Turning point : the valve-horn is invented -- The Strauss era : Franz (1822-1905) and Richard (1864-1949) -- The horn around 1950 -- The modern horn and its players